Roasting pan



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. y UNITED STATES LOUIS D. SUTTON, OF

PORTLAND, OREGON.-

RO-ASTING P AN.

Application led September 27, 1920, Serial No. 412,974. Renewed Alugust 2, 1923.

To all whom t may concern citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in thecounty of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roasting Pans; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains t0 make and use the same.

This invention relates to roasting pans and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

A11 object of theinvention isto provide a roasting pan with automatic or self-basting appliances, which may be employed foi.l supplying the juices to the roast while A the same is enclosed within the pan.

With this object Iin -view vthepan comprises a bodyand. a cover whichl lits snugly thereon. The bottom of the body is provided with drain grooves which lead to depressions formed at the end portions of the bottom of the body. Inverted cups or foot pieces are adapted to fit snugly in the depressions, and are provided at their sides with grooves which permit the juices to vpass from points above the cups into portions of the depressions and below vthe lower edges of the same into the cups. Tubes are mounted upon the cups, and theirupper ends are disposed under the intermediate portionof the cover when the cover is applied to the body. When the device is in use the discharge ends of the tubes are disposed above the intermediate portion of the roast which is positioned upon the bottom of the body. In the accompanying drawing y Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the roasting pan.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the body portion thereof.

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view of one of the cups.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of one of the cups.

The self basting roasting pan comprises a body 1 of sheet metal having a cover 2 which rits snugly thereon in the usual manthe lowers communicate at their outer ends with the wells 6, so that the gravy may drain into them.

Cupsv 8 of cylindrical form are adapted to fit snugly in the wells 6 and the said cups at their sides are indented to provide grooves 9 cut away at their lower ends as at 9. When the cups are in position in the wells the" lower edges of the grooves 9 are spaced,slightly, from the bottoms of the wells. Tubes 10 are connected at one end with the cups 8 at the centers thereof, and the said tubes are-curved longitudinally whereby their upper extremities may be disposed-over the intermediate portion of the bottom of the body 1 when the parts are assembled and during the basting process. The tubes '10 are provided at vpoints between their ends with handle loops llthrough which a finger may be inserted for the purthe wells, or placing the same in position therein. 'f

In operation theself basting roasting pan is placed in the oven of a stove with the roast positioned therein in a usual manner. During the roasting process the gravy or juices which eXude from the roast enter the grooves 7 and run down the same and deposit in the wells 6. Inasmuch as the bottoms of these wells are in contact with parts of the stovethe juices will be heated to the boiling point, and the vapor and steam from the juices will ascend through the tubes -10 and condense therein, and this condensation will flow from the inner ends ofthe tubes and deposit upon the intermediate portion of the roast, which is contained within the body of the pan.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with ,the accompanying drawing it will be seen that a self basting roasting pan of simple structure is provided, and that the same may be used to advantage for automatically basting a roast while the same is enclosed within the pan and while the pan is within the oven of a stove. Therefore during the basting operation none of the heat is permitted to escape from the pan and consequently the process of roasting maybe more quiekly and economically accomplished.

'It should be understood that the drawings are merely illustrative and do not pretend to give the exact'proportions. Furthermore, the said drawings are illustrative of the preferred'construotion, it being my expectation that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is: I

. 1. A roasting pan having a gravy well in its bottom wall, basting means comprising a cup snugly disposed in said well and frictionally engaging the side wall thereof, said cup .having a groove in its side wall, said side wall being out away 4at its lower end in line with said groove to establish communication with the interior of the cup, and a 4in presence of two gravy-conveying tube extending from said cup.

2. A roasting pan having a gravy well depressed rom its bottom wall, said bottom wall inolining toward said well and having drain grooves communicating with and radiating from the well, basting means comprising a cup snugly disposed in Said Well, said cup being inwardly deiieeted to provide a groove in the side wall, said side wall at the lower` extremity of said groove being cut away to establish communication with the interior of the cup, and a gravy-conveying tube extending from said cup.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature witnesses.

LOUIS D. SUTTON.

Witnesses:

P. G. GOMPF, H. (C. Samoa. 

